Ernest  A. Malham

     Ernest A. Malham, 84, of Elyria, died Wednesday, September 27, 2011 at the Wesleyan Village in Elyria following a brief illness.

     Mr. Malham was born in Oberlin on July 21, 1927, a son of the late Ernest A and Minnie A. (nee Lange) Malham, Sr.

     He was a 1945 graduate of Oberlin High School. He was a member of the F & AM Masonic Lodge # 380 of Oberlin and the Amherst Eastern Star. He enjoyed growing flowers and pursued his interest following his retirement.

     He retired as a imput processor in the accounting department at Ford Motor Company in Avon. Mr. Malham began his career at Ford in 1958.

     Mr. Malham is survived by his neice Karen F. Pitkin of Cherry Hill, New Jersey and a nephew Phillip of Texas.

     In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret "Peg" (nee Strauss) Malham, a sister Beatrice Ruth Baldwin, a brother Raymond A. Malham, and a neice and a nephew.

     Burial will be at Ridge Hill Memorial Park Cemetery in Amherst Township.

     A Celebration of his life will be held on Tuesday, October 3, 2011 at 3:30 pm in the chapel at Weselyan Village, 805 West Street, Elyria with Chaplain Beth McKee, officiating.